Episode · This Week in Startups · 2021-10-15
Books mentioned on Coinbase chases NFT billions + Peter Thiel "The Contrarian" with author Max Chafkin | E1305
First, Jason covers Coinbase's announcement of their new NFT platform (2:06). Then, Bloomberg's Max Chafkin joins to discuss his book, "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power" (19:57).
Jason Calacanis recommended The Contrarian by Max Chafkin. Max Chafkin discussed Zero to One by Peter Thiel and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Contrarian
The Contrarian by Max Chafkin is an investigative biography examining the career, political ideology, and growing influence of Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel.
Recommended“who is the author of a interesting new book the contrarian peter thiel and silicon valley's pursuit of power uh we get into it i challenge him a little bit specifically on his repeated claims in the book”
Where to get it
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Zero to One
Why people recommend it: Peter Thiel and Blake Masters's Zero to One offers a provocative guide to startup creation, arguing that true economic progress comes from building entirely new things rather than copying existing models.
Discussed“but in terms of like articulating kind of an intellectual case for um startups and a very specific kind of um you know startup building philosophy i think say the same thing about um zero to one”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“i'm going to talk to author max chieftain about his new book the contrarian peter teal and silicon valley's pursuit of power the interview gets a little heated i challenge him on two very sticky subjects”